his work to notice Daisy. Davina is Daisy's stepmother and Daisy's father's second wife. Daisy describes her as heartless and cruel, dubbing her "Davina the Diabolical". Daisy's stepmother is the reason why Daisy won't eat properly. Leah is Daisy's friend. During Daisy's stay at Aunt Penn's, Leah continually updates Daisy with recent news and events occurring at her school. Mrs McEvoy is the woman whom Daisy and Piper are sent to during the war. She is described as too nice and cheery, but Daisy overlooks this because "at least she was trying to be nice which even I had to admit, is something". Mrs McEvoy's husband (Major McEvoy) was shot dead by the occupying troops while trying to save Joe and this drives her mad. Joe is a boy whom Daisy works with while picking apples; he gets shot along with Major McEvoy. Awards 2004 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2005 Michael L. Printz Award 2005 Branford Boase Award Runners up, etc. 2004 Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year 2004 Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2005 Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Radio adaptation In 2007 the novel was adapted for radio by Elizabeth Burke. It was directed by Kate McAll and the music was composed by John Hardy. There were five parts of fifteen minutes each, which aired daily from 12 to 15 November as the Woman's Hour Drama on BBC Radio 4. Film adaptation The novel was adapted into a film directed by Kevin Macdonald that was released in 2013 and starred Irish actress Saoirse Ronan playing the role of Daisy, with George MacKay as Edmond (now written as the oldest cousin), Tom Holland as Isaac (now the younger cousin) and Harley Bird as Piper. See also World War III in popular culture Tomorrow series References External links Reviews How I Live Now Book Video British young adult novels Novels set during World War III Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning works Michael L. Printz Award-winning works 2004 British novels British novels adapted into films 2004 children's books Novels about eating disorders British war drama films British survival films 2004 debut novels